page_title: Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces
hierarchical_section_title: Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces
caption_attribution_description: English: Vladimir Putin during a visit to the Energomash Research and Production Association. Русский: Владимир Путин во время посещения научно-производственного объединения «Энергомаш».
context_page_description: The Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is the ultimate commanding authority of the Russian Armed Forces, an executive role vested in the President of Russia in accordance with Article 87 of the Constitution.
context_section_description: The Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (Russian: Верховный главнокомандующий Вооружёнными силами Российской Федерации) is the ultimate commanding authority of the Russian Armed Forces, an executive role vested in the President of Russia in accordance with Article 87 of the Constitution.
caption: Currently
  Vladimir Putin
  since 7 May 2012
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